Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

Digital Divide 174

Digital Divide iPad EdTech Competency Based Learning 174

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

I picked the topic as a clear example of a myth that soared high and crashed hard. Then I asked participants to think about lessons learned from puncturing that myth. So gaming beat virtual worlds, and at least one person saw competency-based learning trumping MOOCs. The digital divide.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

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